We are at that time of year when hundreds of people are going to have their entire lives turned upside down because they love fireworks.
A few of those people have already had that happen to them this week.
A Mashpee fireworks show was cancelled Wednesday night, and multiple people had to be sent to the hospital after an explosion rocked the golf course where it was set to take place later in the evening.
The event prematurely exploded at a Cape Cod golf course, prompting a massive emergency response.
According to the Massachusetts State Police, troopers and firefighters responded to the New Seabury Country Club in Mashpee after a vehicle that was offloading material for the fireworks show caught fire.
According to the Mashpee Fire Department, medical teams evaluated eight people after the explosion.
🚨#BREAKING: Emergency crews are on the scene after a fireworks show setup went wrong and exploded at a country club injuring several people.
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Witness Speaks Out After Fireworks Show Went Wrong
Three people were injured, one seriously, after a fireworks explosion in a rental truck.
Emergency personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene.
A large plume of smoke could be seen for miles rising from the scene. A total of eight individuals were evaluated by medical teams.
A MedFlight helicopter was responding to Mashpee Police/Fire Headquarters to airlift the most seriously injured victim. One patient suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Rhode Island Hospital via Boston MedFlight.
A second person was also taken to the hospital while six others were evaluated, but refused transport.
People who live in the area described a massive fireworks explosion.
“It seemed like the entire battery of fireworks went off almost at once,” said Brian Jadul per CBS Boston. “So, massive explosion. Firework workers started sprinting from the scene, and I’m not sure how badly they got injured.”
